Now putting the finishing touches on its Interim Report, which it will present to the Premier on February 22nd in Victoria, the Panel is recommending 15 sweeping policies to the provincial government and, more specifically, identifies eight strategic priorities for action.

Literacy is one of the pillars of the government’s 2010 LegaciesNow initiative – as is Literacy Now, a $5 million initiative to support community-based planning and coordination of literacy throughout BC, based on the Panel’s recommendations. The province seeks to make BC the world’s most literate jurisdiction in North America by 2010.

3. BC Adult Literacy Cost-Shared Program Call for Proposals

The call for proposals for the 2005/06 BC Adult Literacy Cost-Shared Program has been posted. Please note that the application process for provincial funding has changed this year. It is important to read the entire 2005-06 package carefully before completing the forms. The application deadline is March 24, 2005.

4. Stacey Huget Returns to Literacy BC

Stacey Huget, the former Coordinator of the NLS-funded BC Workforce Literacy Initiative and author of The Big Picture Up Close: Outcomes of a Province-Wide Consultation on Literacy and Learning in BC, has rejoined the staff of Literacy BC on a six-month contract basis. While she will be involved in a variety of initiatives, Stacey’s primary role is working with the Premier’s Advisory Panel on Literacy to document their conclusions, recommendations, and strategic priorities for the province. The Panel’s Interim Report is being presented to Premier Gordon Campbell on February 22nd. A Final Report will be prepared later this year.

5. Provincial Literacy Resource Centre: Help us build the collection!

Do you know of a useful literacy resource that is not in our resource centre collection? If so, complete the “suggested purchase form” at our online resource catalogue’s webpage at http://www2.literacy.bc.ca/catalogue/suggest/. Alternatively, email the Resource Centre librarian at library@literacy.bc.ca. If you are a member of The Hub electronic network, you’ll find a “suggested purchase form” in the Resource Centre folder.